Welcome to the ESUPS Educational Case Study

Enhancing Humanitarian Response with ESUPS and the STOCKHOLM Platform

In this comprehensive case study, learners will delve into the strategic and operational efforts of the Emergency Supply Pre-positioning Strategy (ESUPS), a collaborative working group consisting of Member States, NGOs, academics, UN agencies, and regional organizations, all operating within Welthungerhilfe, one of the largest private aid agencies in Germany. ESUPS plays a critical role in logistics preparedness and pre-positioning at both strategic and operational levels, aiming to improve the pre-positioning of disaster relief items, minimize relief response times, and enhance the mapping and analysis of relief stock across global humanitarian organizations.

Background Material

• Motivation for the STOCKHOLM Platform
• Case Study Introduction

A Look at the Data and STOCKHOLM

• Data Exploration
• The Evolution of the Platform

Building Optimization Models

• Prerequisites
• Intro to the ESUPS Optimization Model
• Putting it All Together: Optimizing Allocation and Transportation
• Wrapping Up the Case Study

Extras

• Production Code
• Other Topics in Optimization

Acknowledgements

Ben Rapkin, Florent Chane, Jason Acimovic, Lindsay Montanari, Jerry Yurchisin, Mario Ruthmair, Ronald van der Velden, Andrew Antenucci, Ben Kennerly